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Ancient Egyptian Wood Dummy Canopic Jar

$15,000
£11,441.81
€13,035.69
CA$21,082.64
A$23,000.60
CHF 12,178.68
MX$275,612.67
NOK 155,102.22
SEK 141,829.47
DKK 97,335.54

About the Item

This beautifully rendered 'dummy' canopic jar is In the form of the human-headed Son of Horus, Imsety. It features an incised line indicating the division between the jar and the lid, however as the 'dummy' moniker indicates, it is not functional but made of one singular piece. The face features large ears and the eyes and brows are added in black pigment. A single column of hieroglyphs in black runs vertically down the front and reads 'The Osiris Imsety.' Notes During the Third Intermediate Period canopic jars were not used to store the mummified organs of the deceased, as a practice developed of returning the embalmed viscera to the body. However, the use of canopic jars was such an essential element of tomb ritual that models of jars were used in their absence. These 'dummy' canopic jars were often carved out of a single block of stone or wood, and were not hollowed out. Imsety was the deity associated with protecting the liver. Provenance Alice (1897-1991) and Yngve (1918-1974) Lyttkens collection, acquired in Egypt in the 1950s, probably 1957-1958. Thence by descent. Anonymous sale; Stockholms Auktionsverk, December 2015. Private collection, Sweden, acquired at the above sale. Antiquities Bonham's London, July 3, 2019. Private Collection, Los Angeles California.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Diameter: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Style:
    Egyptian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wood,Carved
  • Place of Origin:
    Egypt
  • Period:
    15th Century and Earlier
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Third Intermediate Period, 1069 BC to 664 BC
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: MS.00711stDibs: LU10743247960332

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